The Half-Orc's Maiden Bride by Ruby Dixon [Review]

The Half-Orc's Maiden Bride (Aspect and Anchor #3.5) by Ruby Dixon
Format: paperback
Source: purchased
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Date read: April 3, 2022

Aspect and Anchor
0.5. The King's Spinster Bride
1. Bound to the Battle God
2. Sworn to the Shadow God
3. Wed to the Wild God
3.5. The Half-Orc's Maiden Bride - Paperback | Kindle
4. Servant to the Spidae

Ruby Dixon
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

Lady Iolanthe of Rockmourn Keep expects to be a spinster all her days. She is very tall. She is very poor. And she is thirty. What lord could possibly want her?

But then her father returns with news that he has found a bridegroom for her - one that is impressively tall. One that is strong, and bold, and wealthy. And best of all? He wants Iolanthe. It seems too good to be true.

And when Iolanthe gets her first look at her husband-to-be, she realizes why.

No one mentioned the 'orc' part of things...

Thoughts on The Half-Orc's Maiden Bride: Take one curious, sheltered woman with an absolutely AWFUL father and pair her up with a half-orc who's seriously smitten with the sweet, tall, enchanting creature he's about to marry and you get one heck of a good time. Except...to be fair, I guess I should mention that as much as these two want to get married the world keeps altar-blocking them. So that "about to" part takes a while.

These two REALLY have to jump through a lot of hoops before they can tie the knot.

But they get there! And they have some sexy encounters along the way. I mean, when a hunky half-orc offers to show a lady the goods before the marriage just so she can know what she's getting, you KNOW there's some good times ahead. Like the tasting of the bride. That's always a hit with the ladies.

A touch of danger, a sweet couple who find their groove pretty quickly (even with all those pesky interruptions), a half-orc who is utterly smitten the first time he lays eyes on his bride, and a woman who grows into herself by leaps and bounds once she has someone who looks at her like she's his most precious treasure. Good times!